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WINNER: Hiro Murai (Widow\u2019s Bay) \u2013 directing for a comedy seriesAdrian Horton Photograph: Rob Latour\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
There\u2019s just no stopping Widow\u2019s Bay tonight \u2013 Hiro Murai, who directed much of the Apple TV show\u2019s first season, is rightfully celebrated for his work making the show at once hilarious and deeply unsettling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always say my job isn\u2019t to make the show, it\u2019s just to let the right people in the room,\u201d the former director of Atlanta says, keeping it short and sweet. The cast and crew of Widow\u2019s Bay, he adds, are \u201cthe kindest, most gifted people\u201d.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.58 EDT<\/p>\n WINNER: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert \u2013 variety series Well, it probably couldn\u2019t have been any other way. The Emmys<\/a> honor the final season of Stephen Colbert\u2019s Late Show, which was cancelled by CBS amid the network\u2019s acquisition by Paramount Skydance (owned, of course, by Trump ally David Ellison).<\/p>\n \u201cI just want to point out that if you like the comedy tonight, my writers wrote it,\u201d says a visibly jubilant Colbert, speaking on behalf of \u201cthe over 200 people\u201d who put their best into the decade-plus late-show program.<\/p>\n Of that crew, so many of whom stood behind him on stage. He adds:<\/p>\n double quotation markI\u2019ve got some great news. They are all tech avail. Hire them. They will make your day better and your lives easier.<\/p>\n After thanking his wife (and Covid producer) Evie \u2013 Colbert is forever a wife guy \u2013 the longtime host signs off by addressing his audience:<\/p>\n double quotation markThank you so much for watching. We hope you enjoyed the show. We had a great time doing it for you. That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.56 EDT<\/p>\n WINNER: Saul Metzstein (Slow Horses) \u2013 directing for a drama series A bit of a surprise win for Slow Horses! (I, once again, assumed The Pitt<\/a> would sweep). Director Saul Metzstein, who has directed much of the show\u2019s third and fourth seasons, keeps it brief and British:<\/p>\n double quotation markEveryone gets up here and says they have the best crew ever. Simply not true, because we have the best crew ever.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.54 EDT<\/p>\n WINNER: Katie Dippold (Widow\u2019s Bay) \u2013 writing for a comedy series It\u2019s shaping up to be a Widow\u2019s Bay sweep for the comedy awards, with show creator and \u201ctwisted mind\u201d \u2013 so says Matthew Rhys \u2013 taking the stage. Though Katie Dippold claims to have always planned to play it cool, she assures the audience: \u201cNo one will ever step foot in my home without seeing this thing.\u201d In fact, she will build a system of mirrors \u201cso that no matter where you stand in my home, this will be in your direct eyeline\u201d. No notes.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.57 EDT<\/p>\n WINNER: Matthew Rhys (Widow\u2019s Bay) \u2013 lead actor in a comedy series Emmys history! Matthew Rhys becomes the first actor to win two awards in one night for different series, for The Beast in Me and now for Widow\u2019s Bay, the magnetic horror-comedy that exists \u201cbecause of the depraved and twisted mind of Katie Dippold\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to a very, very warm room on their feet, the ever-delightful Welshman thanks \u201cthe crew of all crews [that] carry us,\u201d his parents \u201cwho kicked me on to stage at a very early age\u201d, his sister and \u201cthe great and good people of Wales\u201d, the \u201csmall but mighty nation\u201d that raised him. And with that triumph, he signs off in Welsh (to the cheers of a very happy Keri Russell).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.57 EDT<\/p>\n WINNER: Sally Field (Remarkably Bright Creatures) \u2013 lead actress in a limited or anthology series Another surprise! I don\u2019t think many people saw Sally Field walking away tonight with her fourth all-time Emmy win, and she looks as delighted as everyone else to witness it.<\/p>\n She speeds through many, many thanks, correctly noting that \u201cthe story of an old woman, a young man and an octopus doesn\u2019t come around too much\u201d before ending up, somehow, with Canada? \u201cBlessed Canada, our neighbors, our friends!\u201d and a nod to her many, many years in the arts \u2013 \u201c62 years, or something,\u201d she laughs:<\/p>\n double quotation markWe can\u2019t let those voices be silenced, or compromised, or merged.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.27 EDT<\/p>\n \u200bThe Pitt came into this year\u2019s Emmys with 25 nominations, up from 13 last year \u2013 but with such a talented cast, many of those nominees were in competition with each other in the supporting acting categories. It appears such dominance may have split the vote, with the supporting actor nominees (Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy and Gerran Howell) and supporting actress nominees (Sepideh Moafi, Fiona Dourif and Katherine LaNasa) all missing out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.28 EDT<\/p>\n Well, we got a brief reprieve from the onslaught of awards via another one of those \u201ccool, pretaped segments in support of the host\u201d \u2013 so says noted Law & Order: SVU fan Taylor Swift, pitching in at SVU headquarters to help Detective Olivia Benson (the character) solve the pressing question of \u201cwill Taylor Swift show up to the Emmys<\/a>?\u201d alongside Detective Olivia Benson (the cat).<\/p>\n The answer is no, alas, but the very conspiratorial way of getting there serves as a nice, if polite, send-up of Swiftie Easter-egging.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.26 EDT<\/p>\n WINNER: Tom Pelphrey (Task) \u2013 supporting actor in a drama series Another dramatic supporting actor surprise! It\u2019s looking like the many Pitt nominees have split the vote but I\u2019m happy for underdog Tom Pelphrey of Task<\/a>. \u201cI thank God for my life and my sobriety,\u201d the first-time winner says, looking slightly overwhelmed, before shouting out his costal, \u201cthe beautiful Mark Ruffalo\u201d and very pregnant (and sobbing) partner Kaley Cuoco.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.12 EDT<\/p>\n WINNER: Noah Wyle (The Pitt) \u2013 lead actor in a drama series First of all, we\u2019ll be returning to John Mulaney\u2019s presenting, which was easily the best bit of the evening so far. But this win is about Noah Wyle, now back-to-back best actor on what is looking like another big night for The Pitt<\/a>.<\/p>\n The former ER star first thanks his fellow nominee Gary Oldman \u2013 \u201cI don\u2019t know if there\u2019s an actor my age who didn\u2019t look at your work in Sid and Nancy and think that\u2019s the benchmark I want to hit in my career\u201d \u2013 before turning to the cast and crew of PTMC.<\/p>\n double quotation markWe\u2019re going to be back there hittin\u2019 it hard tomorrow morning!<\/p>\n And finally, this self-described \u201cHollywood kid\u201d addresses the whole room:<\/p>\n double quotation markThis is all I\u2019ve ever wanted to do and this is the only club I\u2019ve wanted to join. Thank you for accepting me.<\/p>\nAdrian Horton Photograph: Rich Polk\/Variety\/Getty Images<\/p>\nAdrian Horton Photograph: NBC\/Getty Images<\/p>\nAdrian Horton Photograph: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/p>\nAdrian Horton Photograph: Rob Latour\/Shutterstock<\/p>\nAdrian Horton Photograph: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/p>\n![\"Sian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sian_Cain.png\")
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